Comparing state-space multivariable controls to multi-SISO controls for load reduction of drivetrain-coupled modes on wind turbines through field-testing

50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Fleming, Paul A ^a   Van Wingerden, Jan Willem ^b   Wright, Alan D ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARISON RESULT; COMPARISON STUDY; CONVENTIONAL APPROACH; DESIGN PROCESS; DESIGNING CONTROL SYSTEM; FREQUENCY STRUCTURE; LOAD REDUCTION; MULTI VARIABLES; MULTIPLE INPUT AND MULTIPLE OUTPUTS; MULTIVARIABLE CONTROL; NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY; NATIONAL WIND TECHNOLOGY CENTERS; SINGLE INPUT , SINGLE OUTPUTS; STATE-SPACE; WIND INDUSTRY;

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; EXHIBITIONS; WIND TURBINES;

LOAD TESTING;

EID: 84862270282     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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